Associate Manager - Operation Transaction Services - SCM & Procurement - Big4

Transaction Advisory Services - Operational Transaction Services - Associate Manager

GTH TAS Transaction Support :

- Within TAS, Transaction Support (TS) services encompass the strategic development and execution of an appropriate transaction structure, which includes execution of financial due diligence, IPOs and restructuring of banking loans. Our team works to understand profit drivers and trends, challenge assumptions of future performance, and assists with purchase agreements and post-closing transaction matters. TS professionals work on buy-side diligence and provide sell-side diligence services.

- This helps clients maximize value, mitigate risks and achieve their strategic goals, in acquisition and divestiture deals.

- TS team in GTH TAS has ~250 professionals working on due diligence engagements across the globe.

Responsibilities :

- Support teams executing Operational Transaction Services, focusing on Finance and/or Operational and/or HR and/or IT, which support key decision makers in developing and executing their transaction strategy to secure deal value.

- Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of integrations, carve-outs, operational due diligence and other types of transaction engagements.

- Demonstrate skills in project execution, including synergy assessment, project management, problem-solving and facilitation.

- Assist in identifying risks and issues related to integration planning, timelines, and functional areas.

- Be responsible for work products that document engagement procedures performed vs. objectives

- Maintain relationships with client and EY practice personnel at appropriate levels

- Measure, monitor and improve client service by guiding team members and driving excellence in service delivery

- Participate in goal setting, performance appraisal and management of counselees

Requirements :

- CA with 5-7 yrs. exp./MBAs with 8+ years relevant transactional advisory experience and/or Industry experience and/or consulting experience in Big 4, consulting firms or other related professional firms in managing business strategy, M&A projects, finance, operation, HR areas.

- Professional qualification of CPA, CFA, PMP or other relevant qualification is preferred

- Combination of Industry and Consulting experience is preferred.

- Experience in re-engineering, turnarounds or business integrations, such as synergy evaluation, project management office organization, operating model development, or sales force, finance, HR and supply chain with a demonstrated aptitude for quantitative and qualitative analysis.

- Demonstrate strong transaction knowledge in a particular industry (e.g., life sciences, Retail & consumer product goods, industrial products, technology, etc.)

- Ability to determine risks and opportunity areas.

- Ability to synthesize approaches to complex integration conflicts.

- Ability to adapt to new challenges and ideas.

- Excellent problem solving, project management, facilitation and interpersonal skills.

- Strong written and verbal communication skills of English

- Strong knowledge and experience in using Microsoft Office applications (e.g., PowerPoint, Excel, Visio and MS Project).

- Excellent team player.

- Flexible with occasional travel requirements of client service projects.

Desired Competencies/ skills :

- Operations Management experience - Experience with companies in industrial/ consumer/high tech products, utilities, logistics, telecoms and/or energy. Functional experience will include manufacturing, service provision, supply chain, R&D, corporate affairs, sales and 'back office'.

- Professional services 'advisory' experience - either from within a management consultancy, corporate finance advisory firm or as an 'internal consultant' within a corporate.

- Deal exposure or experience of the transaction environment - either from within an advisory firm or an internal corporate development team

Jagriti Wadhwa